I have a sixty-one year old friend who in the past has mentioned to me his frustration with a lack of energy, focus, decreasing strength, and an increasing abdominal girth. This morning he casually told... Continue reading
Dear Blogophiles, I thought I’d take a break from sharing thoughts and facts and see if you have specific questions you would like me to address pertaining to any of the following topics: bio-identical hormone... Continue reading
Beyond the benefit of increased endurance and muscle strength from being optimized, as described in the previous blog post, many of our patients have experienced benefit in areas not typically thought of as being hormonally... Continue reading
A few years ago our son persuaded me to participate with him in a sprint triathlon…thankfully it was a “sprint”and not the ironman! The event involved swimming four hundred meters in an indoor pool, biking... Continue reading
So my example of establishing a reference range of normal was a little corny (I don’t mean corns on toes from ill-fitting shoes!), but you get the point, I’m sure. Many blood test results have... Continue reading
Yes, I personally chose to utilize Bio-Identical hormone replacement therapy and with that choice I avoided the potential risks of synthetic hormones as previously discussed in an earlier blog post. Yet, just using bio-identical hormones... Continue reading
My pursuit for RESTORED energy, mental focus, increased endurance and muscle strength led me to discover the role of hormonal decline in men and women. Not only are classic symptoms of hormonal decline frequent complaints... Continue reading
After more than three decades of practicing medicine, my only regret is that I did not know then what I know now. That can be said of many people in any field of work, but... Continue reading
That’s one key to discerning what is hype and what is real. Scientific data comes from experimentation and can be done using observational versus randomized controlled trials. Check out the description of these 2 models... Continue reading
So why are many physicians negative about hormones? The vast majority of physicians are conscientious and truly desire to help their patients and strive to do what is in the patients’ best interest. With the rapidity... Continue reading